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He gets his club, he gets the city, he gets the fans, he gets the history.

And maybe, in this day and age when ­material and palpable achievement seem paramount, that is an intangible we all underestimate.

“I have said it a few times,” he ­remarked in the interview, “I have no idea when we will win something, but I am sure this club will win something. I don’t know when, so let’s have the best times of our lives until then.

“Let’s enjoy the world, let’s enjoy the football, let’s enjoy the journey. It’s what we did so far – it was a good time.”

Klopp takes it as ­seriously as any other manager who turns slightly crazed in the technical area, but he sees the broader ­picture of what a club should mean to its community.

Klopp has a great relationship with his players (Image: X01988)

And he understands that, in ­football, “the best times of our lives” are not exclusively dependent on ­winning the Carabao Cup.

This generation of Liverpool fans is watching some of the best football of their lives. As much as trophies, that has to count for something.

“There are more important things in the world out there than football,” Klopp said, not for the first time.

“But when you go to a match, there is nothing more important because you’ve decided already, ‘I’m forgetting all other things, I go the stadium, I want to have the best 95 minutes of the week, month, of my life, whatever’.

“I can still feel how special it is and how blessed I am that I am really part of that.

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“In this moment, being a Liverpool supporter or employee is fantastic, it just feels great.”

Yes, outside the confines of his adopted city, Klopp will be judged mainly by his trophy count.

Yes, he needs to win one soon, as has been pointed out here on many occasions.

But listen to the way he talks about his club and see how happy he has made his club’s supporters and it is hard for even the most demanding observer to consider his three years as anything other than a success.